US8851764B2 - Electronic device with optical universal serial bus connector - Google Patents

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US8851764B2
US8851764B2 US13/473,777 US201213473777A US8851764B2 US 8851764 B2 US8851764 B2 US 8851764B2 US 201213473777 A US201213473777 A US 201213473777A US 8851764 B2 US8851764 B2 US 8851764B2
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    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
    • G02B6/3817—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres containing optical and electrical conductors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3853—Lens inside the ferrule
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3885—Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type

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  • the present disclosure relates generally to electronic devices with universal serial bus connectors (USB connectors), especially to an electronic device with an optical USB connector.
  • USB connectors universal serial bus connectors
  • Universal serial bus connectors for electronic devices are designed for connecting peripheral devices (mouse, keyboard, microphone, recorder, for example) or other electronic devices (MP3, camera, tablet computer, for example), for exchanging data.
  • peripheral devices mouse, keyboard, microphone, recorder, for example
  • Some peripheral devices occupy a wide bandwidth when exchanging data, such as digital disk recorder for example.
  • Some peripheral devices occupy a narrow bandwidth when exchanging data, such as mouse, keyboard for example.
  • the USB connectors transmitting electrical signals restrict the speed of exchanging data, thus the USB connectors cannot satisfy the needs for the electronic devices.
  • FIG. 1 is an isometric view of one embodiment of an optical universal serial bus connector.
  • FIG. 2 is a partial, enlarged front view of the optical USB connector shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of an electronic device 20 including a main body 21 and an optical USB connector 10 mounted on the main body 21 .
  • the optical USB connector 10 provides a data inputting port for the electronic device 20 to communicate with another electronic device (not shown) having an optical USB connector.
  • the main body 21 includes a sidewall 201 , for mounting the optical USB connector 10 .
  • the sidewall 201 defines a receiving hole 203 , for receiving the optical USB connector 10 .
  • a section of the receiving hole 203 is substantially trapeziform, and four sidewalls surrounding the receiving hole 203 smoothly connect end to end.
  • FIG. 2 shows the optical USB connector 10 including a housing 11 , a mounting portion 13 , an electrically connecting portion 15 , and an optically connecting portion 17 .
  • the housing 11 is received in the receiving hole 203 of the main body 21 .
  • the mounting portion 13 is fixed within the housing 11 .
  • the electrically connecting portion 15 and the optically connecting portion 17 are mounted on the mounting portion 13 , and the electrically connecting portion 15 and the optically connecting portion 17 are received in the housing 11 .
  • the housing 11 is hollow and substantial in a shape of trapezoid.
  • the housing 11 is inserted into the receiving hole 203 of the main body 21 , for receiving the mounting portion 13 , the electrical connecting portion 15 , and the optical connecting portion 17 .
  • the housing 11 includes a first sidewall 111 , a second sidewall 113 , a third sidewall 114 and a fourth sidewall 115 .
  • the first sidewall 111 , the second sidewall 113 , the third sidewall 114 , and the fourth sidewall 115 are connected end to end, to cooperatively define the shape of trapezoid of the housing 11 .
  • the first sidewall 111 and the second sidewall 113 are bases of the housing 11 , and the third sidewall 114 and the fourth sidewall 115 are the legs of the housing 11 .
  • the first sidewall 111 is parallel with the second sidewall 113 , and the first sidewall 111 is shorter than the second sidewall 113 .
  • the mounting portion 13 is a substantially trapeziform block.
  • the mounting portion 13 is fixed within the housing 11 , for mounting the electrical connecting portion 15 and the optical connecting portion 17 .
  • the electrical connecting portion 15 is a substantial bar, for transmitting electrical signals.
  • the electrical connecting portion 15 includes a first base plate 151 and a plurality of electrical connecting strips 153 mounted on a face of the first base plate 151 away from the second sidewall 113 .
  • the first base plate 151 is an isolation plate, and is fixed on the mounting portion 13 adjacent to the second sidewall 113 , and the first base plate 151 is substantially parallel with the second sidewall 113 .
  • the plurality of electrical connecting strips 153 are parallel with each other, for electrically communicating with an optical USB adapter to transmit electrical signals.
  • the optical connecting portion 17 is mounted on the mounting portion 13 , for transmitting optical signals.
  • the optical connecting portion 17 includes a second base plate 171 , a lens set 173 and a positioning portion 175 mounted on the second base plate 171 .
  • the second base plate 171 is an isolation plate, and is fixed on the mounting portion 13 .
  • the second base plate 171 includes a base body 1711 and a pair of bending portions 1713 extending from two opposite ends of the base body 1711 towards the second sidewall 113 .
  • the base body 1711 is mounted on the mounting portion 13 adjacent to the first sidewall 111 , and the base body 1711 is parallel with the first sidewall 111 .
  • the bending portions 1713 are mounted on the mounting portion 13 adjacent to the third sidewall 114 and the fourth sidewall 115 .
  • One of the bending portions 1713 is parallel with the third sidewall 114
  • another one of the bending portions 1713 is parallel with the fourth sidewall 115 .
  • the base body 1711 and the bending portions 1713 surround the electrical connecting portion 15 .
  • the lens set 173 is inlayed in a sidewall of the second base plate 171 away from the mounting portion 13 .
  • the lens set 173 includes a pair of inputting lenses 1731 and a pair of outputting lenses 1733 .
  • the inputting lenses 1731 are mounted on the middle of the base body 1711 of the second base plate 171 , for receiving optical signals for the electronic device 20 .
  • the outputting lenses 1733 are respectively mounted on two ends of the bending portions 1713 away from the base body 1711 , for outputting optical signals from the electronic device 20 .
  • the inputting lens 1731 can be one, three, for example.
  • the outputting lens 1733 can be one, three, for example.
  • the positioning portions 175 are mounted on the second base plate 171 , for positioning another optical USB adapter (not shown) to the optical USB connector 10 .
  • the positioning portions 175 are holes.
  • the positioning portions 175 can be designed as posts, and the number of the positioning portions 175 can be one, three, four, for example.
  • the positioning portions 175 can be replaced by fastening structures for fastening the optical USB to the optical USB connector 10 .
  • the optical USB connector 10 further includes a plurality of wires (not shown), and a plurality of optical fibers (not shown).
  • the wires are inserted in the mounting portion 13 , and electrically connected to the electrical connecting strips 153 .
  • the optical fibers are inserted in the mounting portion 13 and the second base plate 171 , and optical coupling with the lens set 173 .
  • the optical USB connector 10 connects with an optical USB adapter (not shown), for exchanging data between the electronic device 20 and another electronic device (not shown).
  • the wires transmit electrical signals from the electronic device 20 to the electrical connecting strips 153 , thereby the electrical connecting strips 153 transmitting the electrical signals to the other electronic device via the optical USB adapter.
  • the optical fibers transmit the optical signals from the electronic device 20 to the outputting lenses 1733 , thereby the outputting lenses 1733 output the optical signals to the other electronic device via the optical USB adapter.
  • the inputting lenses 1731 receive optical signals from the other electronic device, and transmit the optical signals to the electronic device 20 via the optical fibers.
  • the electronic device 20 achieves data exchange with the other electronic device.
  • the lens set 173 is located surround the electrical connecting portion 15 , a space between the housing 11 and the electrical connecting portion 15 is being used reasonably, thus the lens set 173 can be designed for increasing the transmitting speed of the optical USB connector 10 .
  • the inputting lenses 1731 are mounted on the base body 1711 , and the outputting lenses 1733 are mounted on the bending portions 1713 , thus avoiding inclining or deviating of the lens set 173 , which may happen when setting the lenses 1711 , 1713 of the lens set 173 in the base body 1711 , thereby decreasing the transmission loss of the optical signals.

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